navigate
US: /ˈnævəˌɡeɪt/
UK: /nˈævɪɡˌeɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
navigate /'nævigeit/- động từ
- lái (tàu, thuyền, máy bay...)
- đi sông, đi biển, vượt biển, bay
- đem thông qua
- to navigate a bill through Parliament: đem thông qua một dự luật ở quốc hội
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb1 to find your position or the position of your ship, plane, car etc. and the direction you need to go in, for example by using a map: [V] to navigate by the stars + I'll drive, and you can navigate. + [VN] How do you navigate your way through a forest?
2 [VN] (written) to sail along, over or through a sea, river etc: The river became too narrow and shallow to navigate.
3 [VN] to find the right way to deal with a difficult or complicated situation: We next had to navigate a complex network of committees.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 sail, voyage, cruise, journey; cross, traverse:
After navigating the Indian Ocean for a month, we reached the Seychelles
2 manoeuvre, handle, sail, guide, pilot, steer, direct, skipper, captain, Nautical con:
It was tricky navigating through the shoals. Richard has navigated the company through rough waters over the years.
Collocation
ADV.
accurately, successfully
Pigeons navigate less accurately when the earth's magnetic field is disturbed. (figurative) Those who successfully navigate this social minefield are accepted by the royal family.
PREP.
across, by
These birds navigate by the sun.
| through
learning to navigate your way through a forest
PHRASES
navigate your way
Concise dictionary
navigates|navigated|navigating'nævɪgeɪtverb
+travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means
+act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
+direct carefully and safely
